# idir
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* eadair, eadar (Ulster)
* eidir (Connacht)

### Etymology

From Old Irish eter, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁enter (“between”). Cognate with Latin inter (“between”) and Sanskrit अन्तर् (antár, “between, within, into”). Compare Scottish Gaelic eadar.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈɪdʲəɾʲ/
* (Galway) IPA: /ˈɛdʲəɾʲ/ (corresponding to the form eidir)
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈɛd̪ˠəɾʲ/ (corresponding to the form eadair)

### Preposition

idir (plus nominative in singular, dative in plural, triggers lenition except in certain constructions with distance, time, difference, or opposition)
* between
    idir fhir agus mhná ― between men and women
** 2014, Bruno Coulais (lyrics and music), “Amhrán Na Farraige [Song of the Sea]”:Idir ann is idir as. Idir thuaidh is idir theas.Between in and between out. Between north and between south.
* both (paired with agus (“and”))
    idir chait agus mhadraí ― both cats and dogs
* partly...partly..., half...half... (paired with agus (“and”))
    idir bheith ag caint agus chanadh ― half talking, half singing

#### Usage notes

* In modern usage, has inflected forms only in the plural. Is used with nouns and singular pronouns in combination with another noun or pronoun:
       idir é agus mé ― between him and me
* In the sense of strictly "between", does not trigger lenition when a definite path can be traced between the things being described; often occurs with distance, time, and difference and almost always occurs with opposition:
       idir Maigh Eo agus Gaillimh ― between Mayo and Galway
       idir fómhar agus geimhreadh ― between autumn and winter
       an difríocht idir maith agus olc ― the difference between good and evil
       cogadh idir tíortha ― war between countries
       cluiche idir Baile Átha Cliath agus Corcaigh ― a game between Dublin and Cork
    But:
       idir thithe ― between houses (indistinct, cannot be represented by a definite path)
       idir shaoirí ― between holidays
       cur idir dhaoine ― to interfere between people
* When mutation does occur, the s in agus blocks mutation of d, s, and t in the following word even though it is not the trigger:
       idir Phádraig agus Tadhg ― between Patrick and Tadhg
       idir rith agus siúl ― half running, half walking
       idir shonas agus deora ― between happiness and tears

#### Inflection
### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “eter, etir or dil.ie/20789”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 78
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 88
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish etir (“at all”), originally 3rd person sg. neut. form of Old Irish eter (“between”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈitʲɪɾʲ/
* (Lewis) IPA: /ˈitʲɪɾ/
* (Tiree) IPA: [ˈitʲɪʃ], [ˈitʲɪʂ]
* Hyphenation: idir

### Adverb

idir
* (not) at all
    Chan eil idir. ― Not at all.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “etir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh (2008) “'Bochanan modhail foghlaimte': Tiree Gaelic, lexicology and Glasgow's historical dictionary of Scottish Gaelic”, in Scottish Gaelic Studies, volume 24, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISSN, pages 473-523

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “idir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
* Colin Mark (2003) “idir”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN